electron/docs/api/screen.md
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# screen
The `screen` module retrieves information about screen size, displays, cursor
position, etc. You should not use this module until the `ready` event of the
`app` module is emitted.
`screen` is an [EventEmitter](http://nodejs.org/api/events.html#events_class_events_eventemitter).
**Note**: In the renderer / DevTools, `window.screen` is a reserved
DOM property, so writing `var screen = require('screen')` will not work. In our
examples below, we use `atomScreen` as the variable name instead.
An example of creating a window that fills the whole screen:
```javascript
var app = require('app');
var BrowserWindow = require('browser-window');
var mainWindow;
app.on('ready', function() {
var atomScreen = require('screen');
var size = atomScreen.getPrimaryDisplay().workAreaSize;
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({ width: size.width, height: size.height });
});
```
Another example of creating a window in the external display:
```javascript
var app = require('app');
var BrowserWindow = require('browser-window');
var mainWindow;
app.on('ready', function() {
var atomScreen = require('screen');
var displays = atomScreen.getAllDisplays();
var externalDisplay = null;
for (var i in displays) {
if (displays[i].bounds.x > 0 || displays[i].bounds.y > 0) {
externalDisplay = displays[i];
break;
}
}
if (externalDisplay) {
mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
x: externalDisplay.bounds.x + 50,
y: externalDisplay.bounds.y + 50,
});
}
});
```
## Events
The `screen` module emits the following events:
### Event: 'display-added'
Returns:
* `event` Event
* `newDisplay` Object
Emitted when `newDisplay` has been added.
### Event: 'display-removed'
Returns:
* `event` Event
* `oldDisplay` Object
Emitted when `oldDisplay` has been removed.
### Event: 'display-metrics-changed'
Returns:
* `event` Event
* `display` Object
* `changedMetrics` Array
Emitted when one or more metrics change in a `display`. The `changedMetrics` is
an array of strings that describe the changes. Possible changes are `bounds`,
`workArea`, `scaleFactor` and `rotation`.
## Methods
The `screen` module has the following methods:
### `screen.getCursorScreenPoint()`
Returns the current absolute position of the mouse pointer.
### `screen.getPrimaryDisplay()`
Returns the primary display.
### `screen.getAllDisplays()`
Returns an array of displays that are currently available.
### `screen.getDisplayNearestPoint(point)`
* `point` Object
* `x` Integer
* `y` Integer
Returns the display nearest the specified point.
### `screen.getDisplayMatching(rect)`
* `rect` Object
* `x` Integer
* `y` Integer
* `width` Integer
* `height` Integer
Returns the display that most closely intersects the provided bounds.